Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Rites

After the Second Battle of Daze, the State Governor's Mansion basically opened up the Hou spy channel to the Chu State, and those who originally knew about the Chu State were no longer in contact, but completely fell to the Qin State. On the third day, such a big thing as the Lu people's self-reliance was transmitted to Xianyang with a news pigeon, and Xianyang quickly informed the Wang Jian shogunate located in Rongyang. In the early morning, Wang Jian bathed in the square, and as soon as he entered the big tent, he listened to the generals and strategists discussing the matter fiercely.

"Jing people are in chaos!" The happy Wang Ben took the news and told it loudly. No matter what, the Chu army is terrible, but whenever there is news that is unfavorable to the Chu army, the generals and strategists in the shogunate must always be happy.

"I've seen the general! I have seen the general...... "All the generals gathered in Rongyang, and all of them were under the command of Wang Qian." Just as the morning is looking at the shogunate, every morning is the time for the shogunate's morning meeting.

"Sit." The rest of the people were happy that Chu was in chaos, but Wang Jian was not happy at all, he still looked like he was smiling at the corner of his mouth.

"General Xie." The generals thanked each other with a salute, and then all sat down. Wang Jian didn't speak, it was his heart Liu Chi who spoke: "Zheng Guo told that the embankments of the big rivers are opened, and the diversion canals and embankments can be completed tomorrow ......"

At present, the most important thing is to divert water from the Yellow River, and thanks to the warm winter without snow, the Governor's Office can formulate this current offensive plan. In winter, the water is shallow, and digging the embankment is to dig the embankment, but it is difficult to break the embankment after digging the large and shallow river water, so it is necessary to dredge the diversion canal and the embankment that retains the water, otherwise there is no way to divert the water to the beam.

"General An announced: As of yesterday, there are more than 88,700 Bailong waterwheels, and the water workers are complete. The reason for the lack of 100,000 is that the Shaofu is focused on building war boats, and there is no time to build waterwheels. However, Zheng Guo told that more than 88,000 waterwheels are also acceptable, and what our army wants is not to break down the city wall of the girder......"

"The Governor's Mansion instructs: Jing is in turmoil, King Jing does not want to marry the princess of all countries, only wants to marry a good person, and wants to abolish the Zhou rite and perform the barbarian ceremony, the Lu people please stand on their own, and the king of Jing will allow ......"

When Liu Chi read this, the general in the account couldn't help but frown. In the words of the world's soldiers, Mi Liang people have long become demons like Da Ji and Bao Xi, but a group of military generals do not have the critical spirit of scholars, they are curious about the beauty of Mi Liang people.

King Jing traveled thousands of miles to Xianyang to snatch the Mi Liang people, and burned the wedding clothes for the Qi Liang people, ignoring the princesses of the countries, and finally caused the Lu people to stand on their own and Jing to be in turmoil. As long as it is a man, he will be curious about how beautiful Mi Liang is, which makes King Jing so fascinated that he wants to marry this woman alone regardless of the state and society.

"Lu people?" Originally, after Liu Chi had to read all the military information and military news, Wang Jian opened his mouth to arrange today's military affairs, but Wang Jian opened his mouth unexpectedly, which inevitably surprised the generals.

"Yes, yes." Liu Chi replied. "The Lu people have four divisions, and Dongye is handsome. It was stationed at Muling Pass with three Song divisions, two Wu divisions, and one Huainan division. In the battle of Xiangyang, the Lu division did not fight. ”

"How are the Qi people?" What Wang Jian considered was not the civil strife in Chu, but the strength that the Chu army could use.

"Qi people ......" Qi State is negotiating peace with Qin State, but this is not something that the shogunate can participate in, Liu Chi couldn't help but look at Wang Ao. Wang Ao is familiar with Qi Guo, although he is not the presiding officer of the peace talks.

"The king will come to Huai County in three days." Wang Ao said. "Qi people swear an oath to me in three days."

"When will Qi send troops?" Wang Jian asked. This is a critical question.

"After the oath, the Qi people will send troops before returning to the country." Wang Ao replied. As the day of the offensive drew nearer, the preparations were not only as simple as digging embankments and raising waterwheels, but also about crossing the border. The current situation of the Qin army is mainly due to the lack of troops. Gathering 600,000 troops in Rongyang and maintaining pressure on Muling Pass through the Qi State has become impossible, and the only way to do this is to borrow Qi people.

"The Lu people are self-reliant, how many divisions and brigades can be transferred to the first line of the chasm and Huaishui?" Wang Jian is concerned about this issue.

"The Lu people stand on their own, and the rest of the divisions and brigades in Mulingguan may retreat to Xiapi. As for the Langya Port ......" map is right in front of him, but Liu Chi didn't look at it, he would have been able to recite the map of Chu State a long time ago. "Either abandon it, or garrison one or two divisions to defend it."

"General Tian Pu......" Wang Jian subconsciously turned his gaze to Zhao Ying, Marquis of Wudu, Langya Port was the target of the Qin army's boat division. Previously, Zhao Ying also had an idea of attacking Muling Pass by land and sea, but today, any attack in the direction of the branch line is not in harmony with the overall strategy of the dead Jing, and this idea is naturally abandoned.

"The Huiji Yue division is still in Tho, and the Ouyue, Minyue, and Nanyue divisions are stationed in Langya Port." Zhao Ying coughed, and the head was completely different from the rest of the generals. "There are only more than 10,000 people, and there are only more than 100 war boats, so they are definitely not Tian Pu's enemies."

"If the Lu people are self-reliant, the first line of the chasm should add four divisions." Wang Jian was silent for a while, and then directly ordered Liu Chi.

At first, everyone was very happy that the Lu people were self-reliant, and Wang Jian directly added four divisions to the fortified strength of the Chu army on the first line of the chasm, and was suddenly a little surprised. But think about it carefully, if the land and sea are attacked, Muling Pass will definitely not be able to hold it. How can Muling Pass involve the safety of Lu Di, and the Chu army must guard Muling Pass. If the Lu people are self-reliant, the Chu army is likely to completely abandon Muling Pass and choose to defend it in Xiapi.

"General Wang Le told him that the whole city of Daliang has been closed since yesterday, and he is not allowed to leave the city unless he has an order. Our scouts can only be summoned by means of pigeons, so it will be delayed for a few days. The corn in the city is like a mountain, and the coal transported in Chu is also piled up like a mountain......"

The north and south beams were separated from the chasm, and the defenders of the city were the sworn enemies of Great Qin, the Wei people and the Zhao people. When Liu Chi said this, Wang Ao, who knew the situation, looked at Wang Jian and shook his head gently. This means that the persuasion presided over by the Guowei Mansion has completely failed, the Wei people are unwilling to surrender to Qin, and although some people in the Zhao people are willing to surrender to Qin, there are more ministers in the city who are fighting in the city than ministers who surrender to Qin. Daliang Beicheng is not an isolated Handan, and Wei Zhao can still hope for the rescue of Chu if he fails to defend the city.

"The sergeants and soldiers are all fine." Liu Chi finally summarized the situation of the soldiers. "A month ago, the new recruits and soldiers were also assigned to each lieutenant, and they were all taught by the veterans, and they can already go out to drill and line up at this time."

"Good." After going through all the things of yesterday like a running account, Wang Jian nodded slowly. "Ho Riji?"

"General, the day after tomorrow will be an auspicious day." The astronomical strategist was still a little sleepy, and immediately got up when he heard this.

"General, the day after tomorrow." The aged Zheng Guo stood up and told Wang Jian that the water affairs he was in charge of would allow the attack the day after tomorrow.

"General, yes." Anchi stood up, he was in charge of the rear army, not the warring rear army, but the logistics of the entire army.

"General, yes." Scout Wang Le also stood up, before the attack, his command must cover all the enemy scouts near the left side of the Great Liang, facing the Zhao Wei scouts with dragoons, this must be the price of blood.

"General, yes." Zhao Ying jumped up, attacked the beams in the water, and the boat master was the real pioneer.

"General, yes." Meng Tian solemnly told that the right general of the Qin army was the former general.

"General, yes. Can. Can. But ...... "Zhao Yong, Yu Fen, Yang Duanhe, Wang Ben, all the generals and advisers in the shogunate stood up, and they said 'yes' to Wang Jian, indicating that the soldiers under their command and the affairs in their hands support the attack the day after tomorrow."

"General, it is reported that King Jing will get married the day after tomorrow, and this is a gift from my Great Qin to King Jing." Wang Ao reminded that all the strategists laughed when they heard the words. I believe that the king of Chu could never have imagined that the Qin army would attack when the Yellow River was at its shallowest in winter.

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Although the north wind is cold, wearing a fur coat under the warm winter sun of Yingdu will only sweat profusely, it is best to wear a thin silk curly coat, and then change a fox fur in the morning and evening. Mi Xuan was now wearing an emerald green thin silk curly robe, but she was about to change it.

"Ask the son-in-law to try on the wedding dress." Si Yi from the palace stood in front of her and saluted, respectfully.

"No." Mi Xuan replied. This was the third time in her life that she had tried on the wedding dress, and although the dressing office knew her figure, it still had to send someone to bring her the wedding dress and ask her to try it first. "Yes......"

In the past, it was the marriage of the Zhou ceremony, but now the king has ordered the abolition of the Zhou ceremony and the Chu ceremony, and the wedding, which is a major event in life, must also be changed. Mi Xuan thought that she would never see the dark wedding dress embroidered with Cai Zhai again, but when the palace maid unfolded the wedding dress, she still saw the Cai Zhai.

"Why are you still ......" Mi Xuan was a little surprised with joy.

"The king said, the son-in-law loves this dress, and she wears it when she gets married." The palace maid is dexterous and speaks flattering words. "Give it a try, son-in-law."

Cai Zhai wore it on her body again, compared with the year before last, Mi Xuan was a lot more rounded, but the more mellow it was, the more suitable it was for this wedding dress that sought majesty over beauty. Looking at herself in the mirror, thinking that she had finally become the queen of men, Mi Xuan hesitated slightly.

These were things that she had forgotten, and she had already immersed herself in the joy of being a wife and mother, but this wedding dress reminded her of them. This is the clothes of the Zhou people, and the clothes of the Zhou people include the entire ritual system of the Zhou people, which embodies one thing: rank. It is this layer after layer of hierarchy that constructs the entire patriarchal system.

The sentence that her husband relayed that day, 'not to be a king', flashed through Mi Xuan's mind. Why not make a king? Because before the gods, man is completely equal to man. People live according to the covenants made between man and the gods, and as long as they do not violate these covenants and do not forget the sacrifices to the gods, life can be peaceful and peaceful. And the king, even if the king protects everyone, he will kill and enslave everyone because of power, because of glory, and because of desire, so the ancestors of the Chu people once said: It is not appropriate to establish a king.

"When a woman from Chu gets married, what clothes do she wear in front of her?" Mi Xuan took off her wedding dress and asked a question that the palace maids couldn't answer.

"The slave doesn't know." The older palace maid said to each other. "If the son-in-law thinks the wedding dress is inappropriate......"

"The king ordered the Chu State to perform the Chu ceremony, and he wore Chu Yi in front of the wedding ceremony." Mi Xuan remembered the wedding dress she wore when she got married in Linze that winter, it was an ordinary common person's clothes, but she had always treasured it. "Ni'er......," she shouted.

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